Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint protectionMicrosoft Defender Antivirus Exclusions Overview
In brief
The contextual exclusions note now uses a different Microsoft Support URL for the Windows Security app.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators following the reference should use the updated link.
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Documentation change
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You create a contextual exclusion by adding contextual restrictions to a standard file and folder exclusion, then apply it the same way as any other exclusion. For the configuration methods, see Configure custom exclusions for Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Contextual file and folder exclusions are a Windows-only feature. They aren't av You create a contextual exclusion by adding contextual restrictions to a standard [file and folder exclusion](#file-and-folder-exclusions), then apply it the same way as any other exclusion. For the configuration methods, see [Configure custom exclusions for Microsoft Defender Antivirus](microsoft-defender-antivirus-exclusions-configure.md). > [!NOTE]-> The [Windows Security app](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/stay-protected-with-the-windows-security-app-2ae0363d-0ada-c064-8b56-6a39afb6a963) doesn't support contextual exclusions.+> The [Windows Security app](https://support.microsoft.com/Windows/Security/Windows-Security/stay-protected-with-the-windows-security-app) doesn't support contextual exclusions. Contextual file and folder exclusions use the following syntax: